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Previous experimental studies have suggested curcumin as a safe phytochemical that can improve insulin resistance through effects on adiponectin and leptin. This study aimed to investigate the effect of curcumin on circulating adiponectin and leptin concentrations in patients with metabolic syndrome.In this pilot, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, subjects who met the criteria of...
The aim of the present study was to investigate whether a 5-wk treatment with argan oil, which is known for its antioxidant properties, can reduce arterial hypertension, hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, and enhanced basal superoxide anion production and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase activity in the aorta of glucose-fed rats.Sprague-Dawley rats had free access to a drinking...
The aim of this study was to implement nutritional risk screening in patients with community-acquired infection (CAI) and analyze its relationship with clinical outcomes.We consecutively assessed 595 patients with CAI from two teaching hospitals for eligibility during this study. Their nutritional risk was evaluated using Nutritional Risk Screening-2002. The hospital length of stay (LOS), rate of...
In the context of a 6-mo obesity program, incorporating school- and family-based components, nutritional education, fun-type skill-learning physical activities, and exercise training, this study examined relationships among changes in nutritional status, physical fitness, and some psychosocial and behavioral treatment-related outcomes, using a before and after comparison.Eighteen obese and overweight...
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of the alanyl-glutamine dipeptide (Ala-Gln) or the combination supplementation of free alanine and glutamine (Ala+Gln) on the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and ubiquitin-proteasome proteolysis (UPP) signaling pathways in piglets.We randomly allocated 180 piglets to three treatments with three replicates of 20 piglets each, fed with...
The aim of this study was to investigate changes in homocysteine (Hcy) metabolism and redox balance in response to exercise treatment in a tumor-bearing rat model.Male Wistar rats were exposed, or not, to a resistance exercise program 6 wk before inoculation with Walker-256 tumor cells or vehicle. After application, rats maintained their routine for 12 d and were then sacrificed for plasma and liver...
Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide problem. Although vitamin D has been implicated in muscle development, little is known about the effects of maternal vitamin D status on the muscle development of offspring. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of improving maternal vitamin D status by dietary 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25 OHD3) supplementation on prenatal and postnatal skeletal muscle development...
The goal of the study described here was to determine whether dietary ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake modulates the association between ApoB Ins/Del polymorphism and obesity in type 2 diabetic patients.In this cross-sectional study, 700 patients with type 2 diabetes were recruited in Tehran. Weight and waist circumference (WC) were measured, and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Dietary...
Mothers fed a high-fat (HF) diet can cause different adverse alterations in their offspring. The study aimed to verify the pancreatic islet structure and insulin-signaling pathway in adulthood of offspring of mothers fed a HF diet during the pregnancy.Female mice (mothers) were randomly assigned to receive either standard chow (Mo-SC) or a HF diet (Mo-HF) ad libitum. After 2 mo on the experimental...
Few studies have examined the association between adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) or Mediterranean (MED) diets and prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between the two diets and GDM.In a case–control hospital-based study, pregnant women with (n = 200) and without (n = 260) GMD were recruited...
Chronic consumption of high-carbohydrate, high-fat (HCHF) diet induces metabolic syndrome (MetS) and markedly impairs the ultra-structure of organs. To our knowledge, no scientific study has yet to report the effect of withdrawal of an HCHF diet on MetS-associated ultra-structural abnormalities in affected organs and tissues. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of subchronic...
Excessive fat storage is accompanied by several comorbidities in children and early identification of elevated abdominal fat may be extremely valuable in early prevention of cardiometabolic risk. The aim of the present study was to establish cutoff points for waist circumference trunk and visceral fat, thus identifying increased likelihood of elevated inflammatory markers and adipokines in children...
Caloric sweeteners such as sugar and honey are replaced in thousands of food products by noncaloric artificial sweeteners (NASs). The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of chronic NAS intake on circadian sleep regulation.Circadian rhythms of sleep and locomotor activity were evaluated in mice after consumption of drinking water containing 0.1% (w/v) saccharin for 2 wk.The intake...
Recent studies demonstrated an association between low serum sodium levels and reduced bone density. Patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) are at greater risk for osteoporosis as well as for hyponatremia. The aim of the present study was to assess the association between hyponatremia and bone mineral density (BMD) in a large cohort of adolescent inpatients with AN.A historic cohort study of 174 adolescent...
We investigated whether calcium plus vitamin D supplementation interacts with polymorphisms in the VDR gene promoter region to affect changes on maternal bone mass from 5 to 20 wk postpartum in Brazilian adolescent mothers.Pregnant adolescents (14–19 y) randomly received calcium plus cholecalciferol (600 mg/d + 200 IU/d, n = 30) or placebo (n = 26) from 26 wk of pregnancy until parturition. Bone mineral...
Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at elevated risk for nutrition-related morbidity both during and after therapy. We present the demographic characteristics and nutrient intake at study entry of a prospective cohort in which evaluating dietary intake in children diagnosed with ALL was investigated.Dietary intake data were collected for participants enrolled on the Dana-Farber Cancer...
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